The Global Hunger Index tracks hunger and malnutrition across countries.
Out of 116 countries, India has slipped from 94th spot in 2020 to 101st position in 2021 in Global Hunger Index (GHI), falling behind Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. With the current ranking, other 15 countries which have fared worse than India are Papua New Guinea (102), Afghanistan (103), Nigeria (103), Congo (105), Mozambique (106), Sierra Leone (106), Timor-Leste (108), Haiti (109), Liberia (110), Madagascar (111), Democratic Republic of Congo (112), Chad (113), Central African Republic (114), Yemen (115) and Somalia (116).
According to the GHI website on Thursday, 18 countries, including China, Kuwait and Brazil topped the GHI ranking with less than a GHI score of five. The GHI tracks hunger and malnutrition across countries.
The GHI report has been jointly prepared by an Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe. They termed the current rank of India as "alarming" as the GHI score has decelerated from 38.8 in 2000 to the range of 28.8 – 27.5 between 2012 and 2021.
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